The story of the early days of motorcycle clubs is well known. Soldiers returning from the trenches and the skies of World War II formed clubs centered on motorcycles and the camaraderie and brotherhood they shared in the military. Though perhaps not intentional, this history has almost always failed to recognize the African Americans who lived the same story — and … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: History of Black Motorcyclists
Bessie Stringfield
Tuesday Open Thread: The Iron Elite – African Americans in Motorcycling History
Good Morning Obots! Have you heard of Bessie Stringfield? In 1930s America, a woman riding a motorcycle was an unusual site. A woman riding alone, cross-country on the dirt roads that laced together rural America was almost scandalous. And if that woman was African American, well, let's just say jaws might drop when Bessie Stringfield motored into town on her … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: The Iron Elite – African Americans in Motorcycling History